Join us as we explore a few curious questions posed by young ones about different topics such as this origin of the Dracula myth and this process of bee nectar production.
Query 1: Who Created the Legend of the Vampire?
Freyja, age 8, wonders: who wrote the legend of Dracula?
- A popular children's author
- The Irish writer
- Julia Donaldson
- William Shakespeare
Query 2: Why Do Insects Sting?
A six-year-old, aged 6, questions: why do insects sting?
- 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
Question 3: Which Civilization Formed the First Government?
Nate, age 8, asks: who formed the first government?
- The ancient Mesopotamians
- The ancient Greeks
- The ancient Egyptians
- The Aztecs
Query 4: In What Way Do Bees Make Honey?
Harry, age 7, asks: by what process do honeybees make 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
- 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: Which Language Do Babies Process Thoughts in Before They Talk?
An eleven-year-old, age 11, asks: prior to babies are able to speak, what form of thought 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 don’t think at all
