Cardboard Rubber Band Car Designs

Decide how big the body of your car will be.

Cardboard rubber band car designs. Combine them and you get something even better in this instructable i will show how to make a simple rubberband powered car using cardboard. Plastic bottle caps toy wheels like those of k nex film canister caps can also serve as the wheels. Turn the axle several times. The basic setup is a lightweight body for the car wheels axles and a rubber band to provide energy for motion.

Rubberband is a versatile material as well. You ve given the rubber band potential stored energy. Be sure the corrugations the groves in the cardboard run from the right to the left not back and forth. Tape one end of a rubber band to the cardboard at the end opposite the axle.

These rubber band car designs encourage children to ask questions about transfer of energy observe analyze and share their findings. Wrap the unattached end of the rubber band over the catch. Attach the rubber band. Cardboard is a versatile material.

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. Tape the rubber band to the skewer to prevent it from slipping when the skewer rotates the rubber band should rotate with it. Cut a small slot in the middle of the piece of cardboard. Other designs of rubber band cars.

Some designs use cardboard for wheels some use cds. Pbs kids design squad build rubber band car.