Children's Questions: Discovering the Story of the Vampire and How Bees Create Honey
Come along as we explore a few curious queries from young ones about various subjects such as this creation of this Dracula legend and this method of honey production.
Query 1: Who Invented the Legend of the Vampire?
Freyja, aged 8, asks: who wrote the story of Dracula?
- A popular children's author
- Bram Stoker
- The creator of The Gruffalo
- William Shakespeare
Query 2: For What Reason Do Bees and Wasps Sting?
A six-year-old, aged 6, questions: for what reason do insects sting?
- They sting if they think you are a flower
- They are attracted to pleasant scents
- Stinging occurs when they need food
- They sting when they feel threatened
Query 3: Which Civilization Established the First Governing Body?
Nate, aged 8, inquires: which group established the very first governing system?
- The ancient Mesopotamians
- The ancient Greeks
- Society from Egypt
- The Mesoamerican culture
Question 4: How Do Honeybees Create Honey?
A seven-year-old, age 7, wonders: by what process do honeybees make honey?
- Honey comes from flowers, and bees gather 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
Question 5: What Language Do Infants Think in Prior to They Can Speak?
An eleven-year-old, age 11, inquires: before babies can speak, which form of thought do they think 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 may not think in a structured way
