Simple Rubber Band Powered Car

Get ready to add this simple rubber band car project to your stem activities this season.

Simple rubber band powered car.

Depending on the length of your car you may need two rubber bands. This video will show you how to make a very simple rubber band powered car using plastic bottles. This rubber band powered lego car will zoom across the floor for 20 feet or more. Another tip would be to use a little playdough to pack in the caps.

Wrap the rubber band around the rear axle. Build a rubber band car what you need. We used a craft stick for this. Build a rubber band powered car.

Rubber bands can inflict pain if mishandled. How to make a simple car with rubber band. You ll need a paper towel tube two old cds a couple of pencils o. The energy generated from the rubber band snapping back into shape is enough to power this small car.

If you want to find out how a rubber band car works and make your own read on. Building this car is a great engineering project that demonstrates the power of potential and kinetic energy. Now that your car is built attach the rubber band to the front structure support. You can attach your rubber band to a simple machine a wheel and axle to build a simple rubber band.

Our rubber band racecar kit comes with everything you need to build a rubber band car. I cut a slit in the top of the. I ve made these cars with groups of kids at library programs several times and it s always lots of fun. It would be fun to build these with a lego club or stem class and see whose car travels the farthest.

This will keep the car tires from just spinning when the car is ready. Our stem projects are designed with you the parent or teacher in mind. The rubber band unwinds to regain its former configuration spinning the axle and propelling the car forward in the process. A stretchy science activity from science buddies.

Hence the more the winds of the rubber band the faster and longer your drive. I personally did not have any rubber bands so my son made me a quick one out of his rainbow loom bands. This is an easy to make rubberband car using a paper towel tube for the body. Adult supervision is recommended for children under 10.

On twisting the rubber band around the axle you are storing potential energy in it that gets transformed into kinetic energy when you let it go. Hope you like it.