Cardboard Rubber Band Car Designs

Other designs of rubber band cars.

Cardboard rubber band car designs.

You ve given the rubber band potential stored energy. Plastic bottle caps toy wheels like those of k nex film canister caps can also serve as the wheels. Decide how big the body of your car will be. Cut a notch in the center of one end of the body.

Cardboard is a versatile material. Some designs use cardboard for wheels some use cds. Tape the rubber band to the skewer to prevent it from slipping when the skewer rotates the rubber band should rotate with it. Rubberband is a versatile material as well.

Design and build the body. These rubber band car designs encourage children to ask questions about transfer of energy observe analyze and share their findings. Attach the rubber band. The basic setup is a lightweight body for the car wheels axles and a rubber band to provide energy for motion.

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 small slot in the middle of the piece of cardboard. Turn the axle several times. Wrap the unattached end of the rubber band over the catch.

Cut it to that size. Be sure the corrugations the groves in the cardboard run from the right to the left not back and forth.