Join us as we dive into a few fascinating queries posed by children about different topics such as this origin of the Dracula myth and this method of bee nectar making.
Question 1: Who Wrote the Tale of the Vampire?
Freyja, age 8, wonders: which author created the tale of Dracula?
- Michael Morpurgo
- Bram Stoker
- The creator of The Gruffalo
- The famous playwright
Query 2: For What Reason Do Insects Use Their Stinger?
A six-year-old, age 6, inquires: for what reason do bees and wasps use their stinger?
- They might mistake you for a flower
- They sting you if you smell nice
- They sting when they are hungry
- It's a defense mechanism when they feel in danger
Query 3: Which Civilization Formed the Earliest Governing Body?
An eight-year-old, age 8, asks: which group formed the very first governing system?
- The ancient Mesopotamians
- The ancient Greeks
- Society from Egypt
- The Mesoamerican culture
Query 4: How Do Honeybees Produce Honey?
A seven-year-old, age 7, wonders: by what process do honeybees create their golden nectar?
- 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 produce it, and bees take it from them
Question 5: What Language Do Infants Process Thoughts in Prior to They Can Talk?
Ivy, age 11, questions: prior to infants are able to talk, which language do they process 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
