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A activity on surface area that leads student to identify variables and graph the results of their own investigations. Illustrates the effects of surface area on a chemical reaction. You can use water displacement of the balloon to make the results more quantitative. See http://www.wetheteachers.com/plan.php?id=37 for a discussion of general technique used to produce this activity and others like it.