Come along while we dive into some interesting queries from children about various topics such as the creation of this vampire myth and this process of bee nectar production.
Question 1: Which Person Invented the Tale of Dracula?
Freyja, aged 8, asks: which author wrote the story of the famous vampire?
- A popular children's author
- The Irish writer
- Julia Donaldson
- William Shakespeare
Question 2: Why Do Bees and Wasps Sting?
A six-year-old, age 6, inquires: why do insects sting?
- They sting if they think you are a flower
- They sting you if you smell nice
- They sting when they are hungry
- They sting when they feel threatened
Query 3: Which Civilization Formed the Earliest Government?
Nate, age 8, inquires: which group formed the first government?
- People from Mesopotamia
- The ancient Greeks
- The ancient Egyptians
- The Mesoamerican culture
Query 4: How Do Bees Produce Honey?
A seven-year-old, age 7, asks: how do bees 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
- Bees take the nectar from flowers and reduce the water levels until it becomes honey
- Wasps make honey, then bees steal the honey from wasps
Question 5: What Way of Thinking Do Infants Process Thoughts in Before They Can Talk?
An eleven-year-old, aged 11, inquires: before infants are able to talk, which language do they think in?
- It’s likely that babies don’t think using words at all
- Their thoughts match their parents' language
- They think in a special language that only babies understand
- They may not think in a structured way
