A Rubber Band Car

Small plastic wheels and 1 8 dowels optional.

A rubber band car.

Center the dowel and cut a drinking straw to create a stopper between the axle hole and the spool on the wheel. Create the drive wheel and the body cut 3 wheels and 2 of the body. 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. Make sure to check out our lego rubber band car design too.

Insert the 6 inch dowel into the holes of the front axle. Wrap some rubber bands around the. Making the wheels 1. Are the gears whirring away inside your head yet.

Glue two of the axle. Cut 12 1 1 2 inch x 1 1 2 inch squares. This rubber band powered car is an awesome engineering activity for your next stem project time. 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.

There are lots of creative rubber band car ideas but you definitely need a rubber band and a way to wind it up. Hot glue a button to the front of each cd. Glue the wheels together to form one. 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.

Long distance rubber band car step 1. Drill a 5 8 inch hole in the. The button needs to be big enough to cover the hole in the middle of the. Glue them together in groups of three.