A Rubber Band Car

Insert the 6 inch dowel into the holes of the front axle.

A rubber band car.

Hot glue a button to the front 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. Make sure to check out our lego rubber band car design too. Heavy materials like metal washers.

There are lots of creative rubber band car ideas but you definitely need a rubber band and a way to wind it up. The button needs to be big enough to cover the hole in the middle of the. Long distance rubber band car step 1. Glue them together in groups of three.

Glue the wheels together to form one. Hot glue a 1 inch 2 54 centimeter wooden spool to the back of each cd. Making the wheels 1. Cut 12 1 1 2 inch x 1 1 2 inch squares.

Are the gears whirring away inside your head yet. Create the drive wheel and the body cut 3 wheels and 2 of the body. Wrap some rubber bands around 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.

Drill a 5 8 inch hole in the. This rubber band powered car is an awesome engineering activity for your next stem project time. Center the dowel and cut a drinking straw to create a stopper between the axle hole and the spool on the wheel. 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.