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Hands-on Investigation 1. Slide 1: Play with the Floating Magnets toy. How do magnets defy gravity? Do magnets levitate with like poles repelling or unlike poles attracting? Is the force a push or a pull? Take a photo. Label the photo (like or unlike poles, attract or repel, and push or pull). Take a video of you adding a magnet that levitates. Record a 20-second explanation in the caption. 2. Slide 2: Tape the string to the table. Make the paperclip levitate and defy gravity. Investigate where the paperclip has to be in order for it to levitate. How does the paperclip defy gravity? Is the paperclip attracting or repelling? Is the force a push or a pull? Take a photo. Label the photo. Take a video of you making the paperclip levitate. Record a 20-second explanation in the caption. 3. Slide 3: Record the purpose of the activity. Required Content o How do magnets levitate? (labeled photo of magnets levitating) o Is the force a push or a pull? (video of the force as you add a magnet to the pole) o How does the paperclip levitate? (labeled photo of the paperclip levitating) o Is the force a push or a pull? (video of the force as you move the paperclip to the magnet) o Purpose of the activity/what you learned Required Vocabulary o Magnets o Poles o Repel o Attract o Push o Pull o Like or Unlike o Force o Levitate o Defy Gravity o Investigate o Magnetic Attraction o Evidence