This lesson allows students to engage in sense-making through the cross-cutting analysis of the form and function of pollen, carried by pollinators. Students observe the microscopic features of pollen and how insects transport these fine, but critical grains of life. Students initiate sense making of pollen and pollinators by collecting evidence of their complementary forms and functions. By creating working prototypes of pollinators and the pollen they transport, students reason the importance of nature’s complementary engineering design. Students understand that in creating working prototypes, the most efficient designs are those that mimic nature (biomimicry). Pollen needs specifically shaped structures to be carried by pollinators. Native bees are specifically engineered to carry maximum amounts of pollen, and students should be conscious of our dependency on bees to pollinate many of our food sources. Using the 6-E model allows students to engage with nature, explore with their hands, engineer a bee prototype, and develop cognitive skills as they reason through the design process.