Children's Questions: Exploring this Tale of Dracula and the Way Honeybees Make Sweet Nectar
Come along as we answer some curious questions posed by young ones about different topics including this creation of the vampire myth and the process of bee nectar making.
Query 1: Who Invented the Tale of the Vampire?
A young girl, aged 8, asks: which author wrote the tale of the famous vampire?
- Michael Morpurgo
- Bram Stoker
- Julia Donaldson
- William Shakespeare
Question 2: Why Do Bees and Wasps Sting?
Gilbert, age 6, asks: for what reason do bees and wasps use their stinger?
- 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 Governing Body?
An eight-year-old, age 8, inquires: who established the first governing system?
- People from Mesopotamia
- The ancient Greeks
- The ancient Egyptians
- The Aztecs
Question 4: How Do Bees Produce Their Sweet Product?
Harry, age 7, wonders: by what process 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 make honey, then bees steal the honey from wasps
Question 5: Which Language Do Babies Think in Before They Talk?
Ivy, age 11, inquires: prior to infants are able to speak, what language do they process in?
- They probably don't use words for thinking
- Their thoughts match their parents' language
- They think in a special language that only babies understand
- They don’t think at all