Children's Questions: Learning About this Legend of the Vampire and How Honeybees Make Sweet Nectar
Come along as we answer some curious questions from children about different topics such as the creation of this vampire myth and this process of bee nectar making.
Question 1: Which Person Wrote the Tale of the Vampire?
A young girl, age 8, questions: who penned the legend of the famous vampire?
- A popular children's author
- The Irish writer
- The creator of The Gruffalo
- William Shakespeare
Question 2: For What Reason Do Bees and Wasps Use Their Stinger?
Gilbert, aged 6, questions: why do insects use their stinger?
- 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
Query 3: Which Civilization Formed the First Governing Body?
An eight-year-old, aged 8, asks: which group established the very first governing system?
- People from Mesopotamia
- Civilization from Greece
- The ancient Egyptians
- The Mesoamerican culture
Query 4: In What Way Do Honeybees Make Honey?
A seven-year-old, age 7, asks: how do bees produce honey?
- 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
Query 5: What Language Do Infants Process Thoughts in Before They Can Speak?
An eleven-year-old, aged 11, questions: prior to babies are able to speak, which language do they process 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
