Come along while we answer a few curious questions from children regarding different topics including the creation of the Dracula myth and this process of bee nectar making.
Question 1: Which Person Invented the Tale of the Vampire?
Freyja, age 8, questions: which author created the story of Dracula?
- Michael Morpurgo
- Bram Stoker
- Julia Donaldson
- William Shakespeare
Question 2: Why Do Insects Use Their Stinger?
Gilbert, aged 6, questions: for what reason do bees and wasps sting?
- They might mistake you for 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: Which Civilization Formed the Earliest Government?
An eight-year-old, age 8, questions: who established the first government?
- People from Mesopotamia
- Civilization from Greece
- Society from Egypt
- The Aztecs
Question 4: In What Way Do Honeybees Produce Honey?
Harry, aged 7, wonders: by what process do bees create their golden nectar?
- Honey comes from flowers, and bees gather it
- They are born in honey, which is produced in hive cells
- They collect nectar and evaporate water to form honey
- Wasps produce it, and bees take it from them
Question 5: What Way of Thinking Do Babies Think in Before They Can Talk?
An eleven-year-old, aged 11, asks: prior to infants are able to talk, what form of thought 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
