Cardboard Rubber Band Car Designs

Plastic bottle caps toy wheels like those of k nex film canister caps can also serve as the wheels.

Cardboard rubber band car designs.

You ve given the rubber band potential stored energy. Design and build the body. Cut it to that size. Rubberband is a versatile material as well.

Pbs kids design squad build rubber band car. Cut a small slot in the middle of the piece of cardboard. Tape the rubber band to the skewer to prevent it from slipping when the skewer rotates the rubber band should rotate with it. The basic setup is a lightweight body for the car wheels axles and a rubber band to provide energy for motion.

Cut a notch in the center of one end of the body. Combine them and you get something even better in this instructable i will show how to make a simple rubberband powered car using cardboard. Attach the rubber band. Decide how big the body of your car will be.

These rubber band car designs encourage children to ask questions about transfer of energy observe analyze and share their findings. Instead of cardboard the cars can use a variety of lightweight materials for the chassis such as lego balsa wood light plastic container cereal box or foam board. Wrap the unattached end of the rubber band over the catch. Cardboard is a versatile material.

Some designs use cardboard for wheels some use cds. Turn the axle several times.