Children's Questions: Learning About the Story of the Vampire and the Way Honeybees Create Honey

Join us as we answer some interesting queries posed by children regarding different topics including this origin of the Dracula myth and the process of bee nectar production.

Question 1: Who Invented the Legend of the Vampire?

Freyja, age 8, asks: who created the story of the famous vampire?

• A popular children's author
• The Irish writer
• The creator of The Gruffalo
• The famous playwright

Query 2: For What Reason Do Insects Use Their Stinger?

A six-year-old, age 6, asks: for what reason do bees and wasps use their stinger?

• They might mistake you for a flower
• They sting you if you smell nice
• Stinging occurs when they need food
• They sting when they feel threatened

Question 3: Which Civilization Established the First Government?

Nate, age 8, asks: who formed the first governing system?

• People from Mesopotamia
• Civilization from Greece
• Society from Egypt
• The Mesoamerican culture

Query 4: In What Way Do Bees Create Honey?

A seven-year-old, aged 7, wonders: by what process do honeybees create honey?

• Honey comes from flowers, and bees gather it
• Bees are born in honey – it’s made by all the cells in their hive
• They collect nectar and evaporate water to form honey
• Wasps produce it, and bees take it from them

Query 5: What Way of Thinking Do Infants Process Thoughts in Before They Can Talk?

Ivy, age 11, questions: before babies are able to talk, what form of thought do they think 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