Rubber Band Car Designs For Distance

Anything below 20 meters is a failing grade.

Rubber band car designs for distance.

By science buddies ben finio on january 11 2018. One of the keys to a successful rubber band car are large wheels with rubbery grip that don t slip on the axel. Wind the rubber band around the axle. It must travel at least 20 meters and best of all is above.

The aim of this project is distance. A stretchy science activity from science buddies. And only utilize one rubber band for it s main power source. This is probably one of our favorite rubber band toys we have made.

This is an engineering design project. It might be our favorite diy kid s toy we have made we ve made plenty of diy wooden cars too. 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. When you turn the axle on the car you are giving the rubber band potential energy which is stored energy.

Loop the loose end of the rubber band over the catch. 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. With this you can design the car to speedily sprint a short distance or travel a long distance.