Rubber Band Experiment

Will heat make a rubber band expand and get longer or contract and get shorter.

Rubber band experiment. Stretch your science knowledge with this experiment that defies the laws of physics. Anything attached to the rubber band may be flung forwards or upwards with the force of this energy. The rubber band changes temperature for a different reason 1 than the traditional heat pump but the effect is easy to sense and the test equipment doesn t require a research grant. Watermelon rubber band experiment.

Experiment 1 make a paper rocket. The rubber in rubber bands is bound together by thousands of long chains of molecules that are coiled together something like a net. Here s all you need. It is easiest to have 2 3 people to put the rubberbands on the watermelon.

When you pull a rubber band the molecules uncoil and align themselves closer together as they straighten out. For this experiment you will need a piece of paper. The first experiment we show uses the potential energy stored in a rubber band to launch a paper rocket. The work performed by your heat engine in this experiment is the movement of the weight by the expansion and contraction of the rubber band.

Understanding what happens to the tires of an indycar. Science behind the experiment. Posted in homeschool view on tuesday october 2 2018. Rubber band candle tweezers measuring tape pencil tag us imsmuseum craftwithimsm thank.

When the rubber band is heated heat energy from the surrounding environment goes into the molecules of the rubber band and causes them to vibrate. I highly suggest doing this watermelon challenge outside as it can make a mess as the name exploding watermelon suggests. In this experiment you will find out how the stretching of a rubber band affects the amount of energy that springs out of it. Supplies an empty 2 liter soda bottle permanent marker scissors pencil small.