Children's Questions: Learning About the Tale of Dracula and How Bees Create Honey

Come along while we dive into a few interesting questions from children about various topics including this origin of this Dracula myth and this process of honey production.

Question 1: Who Wrote the Tale of Dracula?

A young girl, age 8, wonders: who wrote the tale of Dracula?

• Michael Morpurgo
• Bram Stoker
• The creator of The Gruffalo
• The famous playwright

Question 2: Why Do Insects Sting?

Gilbert, aged 6, asks: why do bees and wasps sting?

• They might mistake you for a flower
• They are attracted to pleasant scents
• They sting when they are hungry
• It's a defense mechanism when they feel in danger

Question 3: Who Established the First Governing Body?

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

• People from Mesopotamia
• Civilization from Greece
• Society from Egypt
• The Aztecs

Question 4: How Do Honeybees Make Honey?

Harry, age 7, questions: by what process do honeybees produce honey?

• 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: Which Language Do Babies Think in Prior to They Speak?

An eleven-year-old, age 11, questions: before infants can speak, which form of thought do they process in?

• They probably don't use words for thinking
• Their thoughts match their parents' language
• They think in a special language that only babies understand
• They may not think in a structured way