Join us as we answer some interesting questions posed by young ones about various subjects including the origin of the Dracula myth and this method of bee nectar making.
Query 1: Who Created the Tale of the Vampire?
Freyja, aged 8, questions: who penned the legend of the famous vampire?
- Michael Morpurgo
- Bram Stoker
- Julia Donaldson
- William Shakespeare
Question 2: Why Do Insects Use Their Stinger?
A six-year-old, aged 6, questions: for what reason do bees and wasps sting?
- They sting if they think you are a flower
- They are attracted to pleasant scents
- Stinging occurs when they need food
- It's a defense mechanism when they feel in danger
Question 3: Who Formed the First Government?
An eight-year-old, aged 8, asks: which group formed the very first governing system?
- The ancient Mesopotamians
- The ancient Greeks
- The ancient Egyptians
- The Mesoamerican culture
Query 4: In What Way Do Honeybees Create Honey?
Harry, age 7, wonders: by what process do honeybees produce their golden nectar?
- Flowers make honey, not bees – bees just collect it
- They are born in honey, which is produced in hive cells
- They collect nectar and evaporate water to form honey
- Wasps make honey, then bees steal the honey from wasps
Question 5: Which Way of Thinking Do Infants Process Thoughts in Prior to They Can Talk?
Ivy, aged 11, asks: before infants can speak, which 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 don’t think at all
