Join us as we answer a few fascinating questions posed by children about various subjects including this origin of the vampire myth and this method of honey production.
Question 1: Which Person Invented the Tale of Dracula?
Freyja, age 8, wonders: who penned the legend of the famous vampire?
- A popular children's author
- The Irish writer
- The creator of The Gruffalo
- William Shakespeare
Query 2: For What Reason Do Insects Sting?
A six-year-old, aged 6, asks: why 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
Query 3: Who Established the Earliest Government?
Nate, age 8, questions: which group established the first governing system?
- People from Mesopotamia
- The ancient Greeks
- Society from Egypt
- The Mesoamerican culture
Question 4: How Do Bees Create Honey?
Harry, aged 7, wonders: by what process do honeybees produce 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 produce it, and bees take it from them
Question 5: Which Way of Thinking Do Infants Think in Prior to They Talk?
Ivy, aged 11, inquires: prior to babies can talk, 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
