Join us as we dive into some interesting questions posed by children about different topics including this origin of the vampire legend and the process of bee nectar production.
Question 1: Who Wrote the Story of Dracula?
A young girl, aged 8, questions: who wrote the tale of the famous vampire?
- Michael Morpurgo
- The Irish writer
- Julia Donaldson
- William Shakespeare
Query 2: For What Reason Do Bees and Wasps Sting?
A six-year-old, age 6, asks: for what reason do bees and wasps sting?
- They sting if they think you are 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 Earliest Government?
Nate, aged 8, asks: which group established the very first government?
- The ancient Mesopotamians
- The ancient Greeks
- The ancient Egyptians
- The Aztecs
Question 4: How Do Bees Create Honey?
A seven-year-old, aged 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
- Bees take the nectar from flowers and reduce the water levels until it becomes honey
- Wasps produce it, and bees take it from them
Query 5: Which Language Do Babies Process Thoughts in Before They Speak?
Ivy, aged 11, questions: prior to infants can talk, what form of thought 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
