Come along while we answer a few interesting questions from children about various subjects such as the origin of this vampire legend and this process of bee nectar making.
Question 1: Who Invented the Tale of the Vampire?
Freyja, aged 8, wonders: who penned the story of Dracula?
- Michael Morpurgo
- The Irish writer
- Julia Donaldson
- William Shakespeare
Query 2: Why Do Insects Use Their Stinger?
Gilbert, aged 6, inquires: why do bees and wasps use their stinger?
- They might mistake you for a flower
- They sting you if you smell nice
- Stinging occurs when they need food
- They sting when they feel threatened
Question 3: Which Civilization Formed the First Government?
An eight-year-old, age 8, asks: which group formed the first governing system?
- People from Mesopotamia
- The ancient Greeks
- The ancient Egyptians
- The Mesoamerican culture
Question 4: In What Way Do Honeybees Create Honey?
A seven-year-old, aged 7, wonders: how do bees produce 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
- They collect nectar and evaporate water to form honey
- Wasps produce it, and bees take it from them
Query 5: What Language Do Infants Process Thoughts in Before They Can Talk?
Ivy, aged 11, asks: prior to babies can speak, what form of thought do they think in?
- They probably don't use words for thinking
- They think in whatever language their parents speak in
- They use a unique baby language
- They may not think in a structured way
