Rubber Band Car Designs For Distance

One of the keys to a successful rubber band car are large wheels with rubbery grip that don t slip on the axel.

Rubber band car designs for distance.

The following steps can be used to make a successful rubber band car but experiment with different objects for the wheels and the car body to find the design that can go the farthest. Home guinness world records. And only utilize one rubber band for it s main power source. Here are the items needed for your diy race car and the step by step directions for making a diy rubber band racer.

By science buddies ben finio on january 11 2018. Choose your car s body. The aim of this project is distance. 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. When you turn the axle on the car you are giving the rubber band potential energy which is stored energy. Build a rubber band powered car. It must travel at least 20 meters and best of all is above.

This is probably one of our favorite rubber band toys we have made. This is an engineering design project. When the rubber band unwinds and the axle spins it transforms the potential stored energy into kinetic energy or motion. Loop the loose end of the rubber band over the catch.

Check out the bonus fun and try to beat the fastest rubber band car in guinness world records. A stretchy science activity from science buddies. For our design we used a mustard bottle. Anything below 20 meters is a failing grade.