A Rubber Band Car

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

A rubber band car.

Create the drive wheel and the body cut 3 wheels and 2 of the body. Glue two of the axle. Hot glue a 1 inch 2 54 centimeter wooden spool to the back of each cd. Glue them together in groups of three.

Wrap some rubber bands around the. Heavy materials like metal washers. Small plastic wheels and 1 8 dowels optional. Make sure to check out our lego rubber band car design too.

This rubber band powered car is an awesome engineering activity for your next stem project time. 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. 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. 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 the wheels together to form one. Cut 12 1 1 2 inch x 1 1 2 inch squares. Making the wheels 1. There are lots of creative rubber band car ideas but you definitely need a rubber band and a way to wind it up.

Are the gears whirring away inside your head yet. Drill a 5 8 inch hole in the. Hot glue a button to the front of each cd. The button needs to be big enough to cover the hole in the middle of the.