Come along as we dive into some curious questions posed by children about various topics including the creation of the Dracula myth and this process of bee nectar production.
Query 1: Who Invented the Story of Dracula?
Freyja, aged 8, wonders: who penned the story of the famous vampire?
- Michael Morpurgo
- The Irish writer
- Julia Donaldson
- William Shakespeare
Question 2: Why Do Bees and Wasps Sting?
Gilbert, aged 6, asks: for what reason do bees and wasps use their stinger?
- They sting if they think you are a flower
- They are attracted to pleasant scents
- Stinging occurs when they need food
- They sting when they feel threatened
Question 3: Who Formed the Earliest Governing Body?
Nate, aged 8, questions: who formed the very first government?
- People from Mesopotamia
- Civilization from Greece
- The ancient Egyptians
- The Mesoamerican culture
Query 4: How Do Honeybees Produce Their Sweet Product?
A seven-year-old, aged 7, asks: by what process do bees make their golden nectar?
- Honey comes from flowers, and bees gather it
- Bees are born in honey – it’s made by all the cells in their hive
- They collect nectar and evaporate water to form honey
- Wasps make honey, then bees steal the honey from wasps
Question 5: What Language Do Babies Think in Prior to They Talk?
An eleven-year-old, age 11, asks: prior to babies can speak, what language 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 may not think in a structured way
