Rubber Band Car Instructions

This is an easy to make rubberband car using a paper towel tube for the body.

Rubber band car instructions. The rubber band unwinds to regain its former configuration spinning the axle and propelling the car forward in the process. You ll need a paper towel tube two old cds a couple of pencils o. Finally run a chain of rubber bands from one end of the cardboard tube to the other and secure it with a paper clip. 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.

Adult supervision is recommended for children under 10. The energy generated from the rubber band snapping back into shape is enough to power this small car. Decide how you will attach the rubber band. Attach it to the car opposite the notch.

Different lengths and widths of rubber bands will wind around the axle differently store different amounts of energy and release their energy differently. Chose the rubber band you want to power your car. Rubber bands can inflict pain if mishandled. This rubber band car tutorial comes right out of the pages of one of my new books rubber band mania.

Build a rubber band car what you need. I ve made these cars with groups of kids at library programs several times and it s always lots of fun. 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. It s a thicker cardboard and will definitely hold up better.