A Rubber Band Car

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.

A rubber band car.

Create the drive wheel and the body cut 3 wheels and 2 of the body. There are lots of creative rubber band car ideas but you definitely need a rubber band and a way to wind it up. Glue two of the axle. Long distance rubber band car step 1.

Draw a line of hot glue around the clear. Hot glue a button to the front of each cd. Drill a 5 8 inch hole in the. This rubber band powered car is an awesome engineering activity for your next stem project time.

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. Hot glue a 1 inch 2 54 centimeter wooden spool to the back of each cd. Cut 12 1 1 2 inch x 1 1 2 inch squares.

Center the dowel and cut a drinking straw to create a stopper between the axle hole and the spool on the wheel. Insert the 6 inch dowel into the holes of the front axle. Small plastic wheels and 1 8 dowels optional. Make sure to check out our lego rubber band car design too.

Are the gears whirring away inside your head yet. Making the wheels 1. Glue the wheels together to form one. Glue them together in groups of three.