Join us as we explore a few curious questions posed by young ones about different topics including this origin of the vampire legend and the process of bee nectar making.
Query 1: Who Wrote the Tale of the Vampire?
A young girl, age 8, wonders: who wrote the story of the famous vampire?
- Michael Morpurgo
- Bram Stoker
- Julia Donaldson
- William Shakespeare
Question 2: Why Do Bees and Wasps Use Their Stinger?
Gilbert, aged 6, asks: why do insects use their stinger?
- They might mistake you for 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 First Governing Body?
An eight-year-old, age 8, inquires: which group established the very first governing system?
- People from Mesopotamia
- Civilization from Greece
- The ancient Egyptians
- The Mesoamerican culture
Question 4: In What Way Do Bees Create Their Sweet Product?
A seven-year-old, aged 7, questions: how do bees 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
Query 5: What Way of Thinking Do Infants Think in Before They Talk?
Ivy, aged 11, asks: before infants are able to talk, what form of thought do they think 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
