An element found in the air that is necessary for life.

Kina, or sea urchins, are a small sea creature the lives in shallow water. They have a round shell which is covered in sharp needle-like spines. Kina are eaten by crayfish, as well as humans, and they like to eat seaweed or kelp.

Containers that Māori people used to make out of the bull kelp plant. Pōhā were used to store food such as tītī (muttonbird) chicks.

When we preserve something we protect it from loss or danger. When we preserve food we do things to stop it from going bad so that we can eat it at a later date.

A substance in food that is needed for healthy growth and development (living/surviving).

A small crustacean that hops like a flea when disturbed. Usually lives amoung seaweed on ocean beaches.

The process of making energy from sunlight. Plants absorb the sun’s rays and store that energy as sugar molecules, then use the energy to grow.

The part that anchors kelp into place.

The stem that grows out of the base of a kelp plant. Fronds grow out of the stipe.

The name for a kelp leaf.