1. Football, shapes and fairtrade

2. The Maths of footballs…
So... what does geometry have to do with footballs?
Add Fairtrade and Bala Sport logo

3. The Story of Fairtrade Balls
Read the questions in section A of the Ball Production in Action worksheet
Watch the Story of Fairtrade balls video
Answer the questions with your partner/group
The Story of Fairtrade Balls

4. Playing Fair: The Story of Fairtrade Balls

5. Football Shapes What two shapes can you see in a football?
Now watch this short video then complete the questions listed in section B of the worksheet
Watch Geometry of Footballs and the cube-shaped balls:

6. Changing Models of Football…
Cube
Pre-1970
Icosahedron
1970
Dodecahedron
2015
Cube-shaped
2016
Changing Models of Football…
Cube shaped: Euro 2016 Championship
Dodecahedron: Premier League
Icosahedron: 1970 World Cup
Cube based: 1966 World Cup

7. Paper Balls!
You can use either the origami ball instructions or the more simple paper ball (illustrated in the short video) to create balls like kids in some parts of Africa do.

8. Now that you have made your own balls, let’s consider how productive the workers are… how many balls does a worker make in…
5 days
Working every M-F for the month of June
One year working every M-F with 25 days annual leave
What are the dependencies that affect the timeline, cost, and output of this project?

9. www.balasport.co.uk Group Challenge
If balls are made in a non World Cup year, how many Fairtrade workers in Sialkot, working 5 days a week, would it take to make all these balls over 12 months?