Come along as we answer a few interesting queries posed by children regarding different topics including the origin of the Dracula myth and this process of bee nectar making.
Query 1: Who Wrote the Legend of the Vampire?
Freyja, age 8, wonders: which author created the legend of the famous vampire?
- A popular children's author
- The Irish writer
- The creator of The Gruffalo
- William Shakespeare
Query 2: Why Do Insects Use Their Stinger?
A six-year-old, aged 6, asks: why do bees and wasps sting?
- They sting if they think you are a flower
- They sting you if you smell nice
- They sting when they are hungry
- It's a defense mechanism when they feel in danger
Query 3: Which Civilization Formed the First Government?
An eight-year-old, aged 8, questions: who formed the first governing system?
- The ancient Mesopotamians
- Civilization from Greece
- The ancient Egyptians
- The Mesoamerican culture
Query 4: In What Way Do Honeybees Create Honey?
Harry, age 7, wonders: by what process do honeybees make their golden nectar?
- Flowers make honey, not bees – bees just collect it
- They are born in honey, which is produced in hive cells
- They collect nectar and evaporate water to form honey
- Wasps make honey, then bees steal the honey from wasps
Question 5: Which Way of Thinking Do Babies Think in Before They Can Talk?
An eleven-year-old, aged 11, asks: before infants can speak, which form of thought do they process in?
- It’s likely that babies don’t think using words at all
- They think in whatever language their parents speak in
- They think in a special language that only babies understand
- They don’t think at all
