Make the chemistry of energy transfer genuinely exciting with this fully resourced, World Cup 2026-themed lesson. Every concept is anchored in football — why Haaland eats pasta before the final, what happens chemically when a player sprints, why sports drinks contain glucose instead of starch, and how to calculate the energy in an energy bar. Chemistry becomes relevant, visual, and fun.

What’s included:
Two fully formatted, print-ready Word documents with embedded football illustrations:

Teacher Edition — full lesson plan, delivery notes, Benedict’s test practical guide with expected results, complete mark scheme, group activity expected outcomes, differentiation strategies, and specification links (AQA, Edexcel, OCR)

Student Workbook — six embedded football-themed illustrations (stadium, pitch, running player, glucose diagram, energy flame, football), starter scenario, vocabulary table, all three teaching sections with gap-fill tasks, Benedict’s test results table, group meal design task with energy calculation grid, sports drink data analysis, eight exam-style questions, exit ticket, and three-tier homework missions

Chemistry concepts covered:

Glucose structure (C₆H₁₂O₆) and carbohydrate types (mono/di/polysaccharides)
Aerobic respiration: word and balanced symbol equations
Exothermic reactions and bond energy in the context of oxidation
Macronutrient energy values (17 kJ/g carbs/protein, 37 kJ/g fat) with calculations
Benedict’s test for reducing sugars
Pre/during/post-match nutrition chemistry

Activities include:

Starter: Haaland’s pasta dilemma — “why pasta, not steak?” revisited at plenary
Glucose molecule diagram with labelling task
Respiration equation table (students match components to football connections)
Benedict’s practical: test sports drinks, fruit juice, energy gel, water, and sucrose solution
Group task: design a pre-match meal for 2,500–3,000 kJ with 60%+ carbs — full energy calculation grid included
Sports drink data comparison table (Gatorade, Lucozade, Powerade, Coconut Water, Coke, Water) — 5 questions including a justify-your-recommendation challenge