Simple Rubber Band Car Instructions

This rubber band car tutorial comes right out of the pages of one of my new books rubber band mania.

Simple rubber band car instructions.

Get ready to add this simple rubber band car project to your stem activities this season. If you want to find out how a rubber band car works and make your own read on. Hence the more the winds of the rubber band the faster and longer your drive. Finally run a chain of rubber bands from one end of the cardboard tube to the other and secure it with a paper clip.

It s a thicker cardboard and will definitely hold up better. Build a rubber band car what you need. Adult supervision is recommended for children under 10. I ve made these cars with groups of kids at library programs several times and it s always lots of fun.

Now that your car is built attach the rubber band to the front structure support. You ll need a paper towel tube two old cds a couple of pencils o. This will keep the car tires from just spinning when the car is ready. The rubber band unwinds to regain its former configuration spinning the axle and propelling the car forward in the process.

Rubber bands can inflict pain if mishandled. While you re at it make sure to check out other fun physics activities. This is an easy to make rubberband car using a paper towel tube for the body. Our stem projects are designed with you the parent or teacher in mind.

The energy generated from the rubber band snapping back into shape is enough to power this small car. 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. Next wrap 2 rubber bands around each cd to make an x shape and attach the cds to the car by sliding the wooden spools onto the dowels. While you can certainly use a paper towel tube for your car i chose a sturdier tube that came from a box of aluminum foil.