A Rubber Band Car

There are lots of creative rubber band car ideas but you definitely need a rubber band and a way to wind it up.

A rubber band car.

Create the drive wheel and the body cut 3 wheels and 2 of the body. Make sure to check out our lego rubber band car design too. Glue two of the axle. Making the wheels 1.

Corrugated cardboard two drinking straws two wooden skewers four cds that are okay to get scratched sponge paper clip assorted rubber bands tape scissors flat hard surface for testing your car hot glue gun optional. Center the dowel and cut a drinking straw to create a stopper between the axle hole and the spool on the wheel. Hot glue a button to the front of each cd. This rubber band powered car is an awesome engineering activity for your next stem project time.

Cut 12 1 1 2 inch x 1 1 2 inch squares. Are the gears whirring away inside your head yet. Long distance rubber band car step 1. Tools and materials 14 craft sticks 6 craft cubes large plastic wheel set wheels dowels rubber bands 1 plastic straw masking tape 1 4 cable tie 1 1 8x7 117b rubber band optional.

Hot glue a 1 inch 2 54 centimeter wooden spool to the back of each cd. Heavy materials like metal washers. The button needs to be big enough to cover the hole in the middle of the. Small plastic wheels and 1 8 dowels optional.

Drill a 5 8 inch hole in the. Place the rubber band over the center of one hole and use the rubber band as a guide for placing the rest of the holes. Insert the 6 inch dowel into the holes of the front axle. Glue the wheels together to form one.