A Rubber Band Car

This rubber band powered car is an awesome engineering activity for your next stem project time.

A rubber band car.

Glue the wheels together to form one. Hot glue a button to the front of each cd. Heavy materials like metal washers. Are the gears whirring away inside your head yet.

There are lots of creative rubber band car ideas but you definitely need a rubber band and a way to wind it up. Make sure to check out our lego rubber band car design too. Making the wheels 1. 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. Glue them together in groups of three. Cut 12 1 1 2 inch x 1 1 2 inch squares. Long distance rubber band car step 1.

Center the dowel and cut a drinking straw to create a stopper between the axle hole and the spool on the wheel. Drill a 5 8 inch hole in the. The button needs to be big enough to cover the hole in the middle of the. Hot glue a 1 inch 2 54 centimeter wooden spool to the back of each cd.

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. Insert the 6 inch dowel into the holes of the front axle. Draw a line of hot glue around the clear. Wrap some rubber bands around the.