Come along as we dive into a few curious questions from children about various subjects including this origin of the vampire myth and the process of bee nectar production.
Question 1: Who Wrote the Tale of the Vampire?
A young girl, age 8, questions: who wrote the story of Dracula?
- A popular children's author
- Bram Stoker
- Julia Donaldson
- The famous playwright
Question 2: Why Do Insects Sting?
Gilbert, age 6, asks: for what reason do insects sting?
- They might mistake you for a flower
- They are attracted to pleasant scents
- They sting when they are hungry
- It's a defense mechanism when they feel in danger
Question 3: Which Civilization Formed the First Government?
Nate, aged 8, inquires: which group formed the first governing system?
- People from Mesopotamia
- Civilization from Greece
- Society from Egypt
- The Aztecs
Question 4: How Do Honeybees Make Honey?
A seven-year-old, aged 7, asks: how do honeybees produce honey?
- 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
Query 5: What Way of Thinking Do Babies Process Thoughts in Before They Can Speak?
Ivy, aged 11, inquires: prior to infants are able to speak, what language do they process 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
