Encourage them to include as many special structures as possible. This will help them equate form and function. Them comb the rice out using the comb. Press two combs together to represent the pollen press. Then mash the rice into a ball in the bowl.
Pollination is the movement of pollen from the male part of the flower to the female part.
Have students discuss why pollination by insects is important. Have students investigate the anatomy of the other members of the honey bee colony, the drone and queen. Have the students investigate the anatomy of related insects. A Scanning Electron Microscope Atlas of the Honey Bee, by E.H. Erickson, Jr., S.D. Carlson and M.B. Garment. Published by Iowa State University Press, Ames, IA, 1986.