Cardboard Rubber Band Car Designs

Cardboard is a versatile material.

Cardboard rubber band car designs.

Wrap the unattached end of the rubber band over the catch. Some designs use cardboard for wheels some use cds. Attach the rubber band. Be sure the corrugations the groves in the cardboard run from the right to the left not back and forth.

Turn the axle several times. Pbs kids design squad build rubber band car. These rubber band car designs encourage children to ask questions about transfer of energy observe analyze and share their findings. Other designs of rubber band cars.

Instead of cardboard the cars can use a variety of lightweight materials for the chassis such as lego balsa wood light plastic container cereal box or foam board. Tape one end of a rubber band to the cardboard at the end opposite the axle. Rubberband is a versatile material as well. Design and build the body.

Cut a small slot in the middle of the piece of cardboard. Combine them and you get something even better in this instructable i will show how to make a simple rubberband powered car using cardboard. Cut a notch in the center of one end of the body. Plastic bottle caps toy wheels like those of k nex film canister caps can also serve as the wheels.

You ve given the rubber band potential stored energy. Tape the rubber band to the skewer to prevent it from slipping when the skewer rotates the rubber band should rotate with it.