Did you know that you can eat sea urchins?

Ms. J will show you how to harvest them for their meat. Sea urchins are a delicacy
(a special, delicious food) in many cultures.

 

Watch Ms. J’s movie.

Writing Activity:

  1. Write out the steps to harvesting the meat of a sea urchin.
    Tip: Use these special words to help you: first, next, then, finally
  2. Explain how to harvest sea urchin meat to someone in your family.
    Tip: You can use your writing to help you.

Cool Facts about Sea Urchins

Did you know that sea urchins are destroying kelp forests?
Kelp is a plant-like creature that grows in our oceans. Right now, there are too
many sea urchins in our oceans, and they are eating up whole kelp forests.
Check out this video to see how this happens.