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Teaching Cape Town: How do you stop 4 million people from running out of water?

Cape Town: How do you stop 4 million people from running out of water?

This text describes how the city of Cape Town, South Africa is currently dealing with an extreme water shortage and drought.

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ESSENTIAL QUESTION:

How does a government and its people respond to a crisis?
STANDARDS:
RI.1 - Meaning & Evidence, RI.2 - Main Ideas

DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE (DOK) LEVELS:

2,3
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