N4 People and Society Investigative Skills

Outcome 1 

1 Use straightforward investigating skills suitable for carrying out social subjects/social science investigations by:

1.1 Choosing two suitable sources of information for an investigation on a topic or issue

1.2 Collecting a range of information from two sources of information of different types

1.3 Organising a limited range of information from two sources of information

Outcome 2

2 Draw on their straightforward knowledge and understanding of topics or issues in an interdisciplinary way by:

2.1 Giving brief factual descriptions of the main features of a topic or issue

2.2 Giving brief explanations about a straightforward topic or issue

2.3 Showing knowledge and understanding of three key ideas drawn from the social subjects/social science disciplines

You are going to make a short presentation on the issue of human trafficking. You must collect and organise information on this topic in order to give your presentation. You will use this information and your knowledge of the topic to describe and explain the main features of this issue. 

Choose two sources of information where you will be likely to find information about this issue

1. Collect information about the topic

2. Organise the information to help you in your presentation

3. Use the information to describe and explain what happens to people who are the victims of human trafficking

4. Show understanding of the key ideas of rights, equality and power

To find information about this issue you could use:

¨ the internet, books, magazines, newspapers, TV programmes or any other source of information. Some helpful resources are included below.

You could try these weblinks to do some research: 

UNICEF – Children make up almost one-third of all human trafficking victims
https://www.unicef.org/stories/children-make-almost-one-third-all-human-trafficking-victims-worldwide
Explains what human trafficking is in simple terms and highlights the global scale and who it affects (including children).

NSPCC – Child trafficking explained for young people
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/types-of-abuse/child-trafficking/
A kid-friendly guide to how children are trafficked, the different forms it can take, and what it feels like for victims.

UNODC – Explainer: Understanding child trafficking
https://www.unodc.org/unodc/frontpage/2024/July/explainer_-understanding-child-trafficking.html
International explanation of child trafficking, how it happens, why children become victims, and the kinds of exploitation they face.

Save the Children – The fight against child trafficking
https://www.savethechildren.org/us/charity-stories/child-trafficking-awareness
Describes how child trafficking works, where victims come from, and the effects on their lives in a way young audiences can understand.

US Department of Transportation – Human Trafficking 101 (overview)
https://www.transportation.gov/stop-human-trafficking/human-trafficking-101
Provides a simple overview of human trafficking, including how traffickers control victims, types of exploitation, and why people are targeted.

You could use the following headings to help organise your talk:

1. What is human trafficking?

2. What is life like for victims of human trafficking?

3. Where do the victims of human trafficking come from?

4. What human rights have victims of human trafficking lost?

5. In what ways do human traffickers control their victims?