Rubber Band Car Instructions

Finally run a chain of rubber bands from one end of the cardboard tube to the other and secure it with a paper clip.

Rubber band car instructions.

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. Decide how you will attach the rubber band. It s a thicker cardboard and will definitely hold up better. Our rubber band racecar kit comes with everything you need to build a rubber band car.

This rubber band car tutorial comes right out of the pages of one of my new books rubber band mania. Attach it to the car opposite the notch. Build a rubber band car what you need. I ve made these cars with groups of kids at library programs several times and it s always lots of fun.

Different lengths and widths of rubber bands will wind around the axle differently store different amounts of energy and release their energy differently. The energy generated from the rubber band snapping back into shape is enough to power this small car. 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. You ll need a paper towel tube two old cds a couple of pencils o.

Chose the rubber band you want to power your 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. Adult supervision is recommended for children under 10.