Join us while we answer a few interesting queries posed by children about various topics such as the creation of this vampire myth and this method of bee nectar production.
Question 1: Which Person Wrote the Tale of the Vampire?
Freyja, age 8, questions: which author penned the story of Dracula?
- Michael Morpurgo
- The Irish writer
- The creator of The Gruffalo
- William Shakespeare
Query 2: For What Reason Do Insects Sting?
Gilbert, age 6, inquires: for what reason do bees and wasps sting?
- They sting if they think you are a flower
- They are attracted to pleasant scents
- They sting when they are hungry
- They sting when they feel threatened
Question 3: Who Established the First Government?
Nate, age 8, asks: which group created the first government?
- The ancient Mesopotamians
- The ancient Greeks
- The ancient Egyptians
- The Aztecs
Question 4: How Do Bees Create Their Sweet Product?
A seven-year-old, aged 7, asks: how do bees create honey?
- Flowers make honey, not bees – bees just collect it
- Bees are born in honey – it’s made by all the cells in their hive
- Bees take the nectar from flowers and reduce the water levels until it becomes honey
- Wasps produce it, and bees take it from them
Question 5: What Way of Thinking Do Infants Think in Before They Talk?
An eleven-year-old, aged 11, asks: before infants are able to talk, what language do they think in?
- It’s likely that babies don’t think using words at all
- Their thoughts match their parents' language
- They think in a special language that only babies understand
- They don’t think at all
