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.

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. The aim of this project is distance. It might be our favorite diy kid s toy we have made we ve made plenty of diy wooden cars too.

With this you can design the car to speedily sprint a short distance or travel a long distance. A stretchy science activity from science buddies. Wind the rubber band around the axle. 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. When the rubber band unwinds and the axle spins it transforms the potential stored energy into kinetic energy or motion. When you turn the axle on the car you are giving the rubber band potential energy which is stored energy. This is an engineering design project.

Anything below 20 meters is a failing grade. Loop the loose end of the rubber band over the catch. And only utilize one rubber band for it s main power source.