Simple Rubber Band Car Instructions

Build a rubber band car what you need.

Simple rubber band car instructions.

If you want to find out how a rubber band car works and make your own read on. Finally run a chain of rubber bands from one end of the cardboard tube to the other and secure it with a paper clip. Get ready to add this simple rubber band car project to your stem activities this season. While you re at it make sure to check out other fun physics activities.

Rubber bands can inflict pain if mishandled. This is an easy to make rubberband car using a paper towel tube for the body. This will keep the car tires from just spinning when the car is ready. Adult supervision is recommended for children under 10.

It s a thicker cardboard and will definitely hold up better. I ve made these cars with groups of kids at library programs several times and it s always lots of fun. 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. 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.

I personally did not have any rubber bands so my son made me a quick one out of his rainbow loom bands. The energy generated from the rubber band snapping back into shape is enough to power this small car. 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. The rubber band unwinds to regain its former configuration spinning the axle and propelling the car forward in the process.

You ll need a paper towel tube two old cds a couple of pencils o. This rubber band car tutorial comes right out of the pages of one of my new books rubber band mania. Hence the more the winds of the rubber band the faster and longer your drive. Our rubber band racecar kit comes with everything you need to build a rubber band car.