Rubber Band Car Designs For Distance

Must carry a ping pong ball and distance will be judged based uponhow far it goes.

Rubber band car designs for distance.

Legos cardboard and other household items are used. Distance is based on displacement. Wind the rubber band around the axle. Powered in sime way by a 1ft section of 3 32 motor stock.

When you turn the axle on the car you are giving the rubber band potential energy which is stored energy. One of the keys to a successful rubber band car are large wheels with rubbery grip that don t slip on the axel. For a fast car that goes a long distance rotate the axle a few times to increase the winds of the rubber band rubber band car picture 6 hold the axle so that the rubber band doesn t slip and place the car on the floor. Anything below 20 meters is a failing grade.

It s fun and easy to build a rubber band car. The aim of this project is distance. The focus of this lesson is on rubber band powered car design. 6 rubber band car designs use a body axle and wheels to teach potential and kinetic energy.

Skip to primary navigation. And only utilize one rubber band for it s main power source. 12 x4 styrofoam board 2 drinking straws 2 kabob skewers 1ft of rubber motorstock 1 pingpong ball general shop supplies. This is an engineering design project.

A stretchy science activity from science buddies. Teams of students construct rubber band powered cars from everyday materials. Students must design their cars to travel in a straight line for a distance of at least 3 meters within a 1 meter wide track. Basically it s a project to build a rubber band car of any size and not use any materials designed or it s intentional use is for a car.

Making a rubber band car is fun for experiments and learning about potential and kinetic energy. Loop the loose end of the rubber band over the catch. It must travel at least 20 meters and best of all is above. By science buddies ben finio on january 11 2018.

With this you can design the car to speedily sprint a short distance or travel a long distance. When the rubber band unwinds and the axle spins it transforms the potential stored energy into kinetic energy or motion. Build a rubber band powered car.