Rubber Band Car Instructions

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.

Rubber band car instructions.

Attach it to the car opposite the notch. This is an easy to make rubberband car using a paper towel tube for the body. Chose the rubber band you want to power your car. 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.

Rubber bands can inflict pain if mishandled. Our rubber band racecar kit comes with everything you need to build a rubber band car. Decide how you will attach the rubber band. Different lengths and widths of rubber bands will wind around the axle differently store different amounts of energy and release their energy differently.

You ll need a paper towel tube two old cds a couple of pencils o. It s a thicker cardboard and will definitely hold up better. 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. Finally run a chain of rubber bands from one end of the cardboard tube to the other and secure it with a paper clip.

Adult supervision is recommended for children under 10. The rubber band unwinds to regain its former configuration spinning the axle and propelling the car forward in the process. The energy generated from the rubber band snapping back into shape is enough to power this small car. Hence the more the winds of the rubber band the faster and longer your drive.