Come along while we answer some curious questions from kids about various topics including the creation of the Dracula legend and the method of bee nectar production.
Query 1: Who Invented the Story of the Vampire?
Freyja, age 8, questions: who created the story of the famous vampire?
- Michael Morpurgo
- The Irish writer
- Julia Donaldson
- William Shakespeare
Query 2: Why Do Insects Sting?
Gilbert, aged 6, asks: why do bees and wasps use their stinger?
- 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: Which Civilization Formed the First Governing Body?
An eight-year-old, age 8, questions: who created the first government?
- People from Mesopotamia
- The ancient Greeks
- The ancient Egyptians
- The Aztecs
Query 4: In What Way Do Bees Create Honey?
A seven-year-old, aged 7, wonders: by what process do honeybees make their golden nectar?
- Flowers make honey, not bees – bees just collect it
- They are born in honey, which is produced in hive cells
- 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: Which Way of Thinking Do Babies Process Thoughts in Prior to They Talk?
Ivy, aged 11, questions: before infants can talk, which language do they think in?
- They probably don't use words for thinking
- 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
