Rubber Band Car Designs For Distance

This is probably one of our favorite rubber band toys we have made.

Rubber band car designs for distance.

The aim of this project is distance. Build a rubber band powered car. It must travel at least 20 meters and best of all is above. One of the keys to a successful rubber band car are large wheels with rubbery grip that don t slip on the axel.

Loop the loose end of the rubber band over the catch. When the rubber band unwinds and the axle spins it transforms the potential stored energy into kinetic energy or motion. With this you can design the car to speedily sprint a short distance or travel a long distance. This is an engineering design project.

For a fast car that goes a long distance rotate the axle a few times to increase the winds of the rubber band rubber band car picture 6 hold the axle so that the rubber band doesn t slip and place the car on the floor. Basically it s a project to build a rubber band car of any size and not use any materials designed or it s intentional use is for a car. By science buddies ben finio on january 11 2018. Wind the rubber band around the axle.

It might be our favorite diy kid s toy we have made we ve made plenty of diy wooden cars too. When you turn the axle on the car you are giving the rubber band potential energy which is stored energy. And only utilize one rubber band for it s main power source.