Come along as we answer a few interesting questions posed by young ones about different topics including this origin of the vampire legend and the process of bee nectar production.
Question 1: Who Created the Tale of the Vampire?
A young girl, aged 8, wonders: which author wrote the story of Dracula?
- Michael Morpurgo
- Bram Stoker
- Julia Donaldson
- The famous playwright
Question 2: Why Do Insects Use Their Stinger?
Gilbert, aged 6, asks: for what reason do bees and wasps use their stinger?
- They sting if they think you are a flower
- They sting you if you smell nice
- Stinging occurs when they need food
- It's a defense mechanism when they feel in danger
Query 3: Which Civilization Formed the First Government?
Nate, age 8, asks: which group created the very first governing system?
- The ancient Mesopotamians
- Civilization from Greece
- The ancient Egyptians
- The Mesoamerican culture
Question 4: How Do Honeybees Make Honey?
A seven-year-old, age 7, asks: how do bees create honey?
- 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 Infants Process Thoughts in Before They Can Speak?
An eleven-year-old, aged 11, questions: before infants can speak, which language do they think in?
- They probably don't use words for thinking
- Their thoughts match their parents' language
- They think in a special language that only babies understand
- They may not think in a structured way
