Advanced Rubber Band Racer - 10 Pack

• Grades:‚ 4+
• Activity Guide PDF
• NGSS Alignment PDF

 Highlights:

Ready? Set? ZOOM! The excitement mounts as your Rubber Band Racer zips down the hall and past the finish line. This is more than a DIY car toy, the Rubber Band Racer Activity Pack comes with all of the TeacherGeek building components (and more) that you'll need to build your own rubber band powered car. Leave other soapbox and cardboard cars in the dust as TeacherGeek's build system allows you to easily redesign your Rubber Band Racer over and over to meet all sorts of new challenges.

Design and engineer a vehicle that is propelled by the energy stored in rubber bands. Make it go for distance, or stop with precision. Design it to go fast, or cross a difficult terrain. Rubber band racers can be easily redesigned/reconfigured, so every day you can have a different challenge. Learn by experiencing potential and kinetic energy, simple machines, friction, elasticity and ratios. Learn how friction can help, and hurt your racer. This activity is one of our most popular.

Standard Alignments:

NGSS Aligned: Educational Goals

• Utilize the design and engineering process

• Encourage creativity, critical thinking and problem solving

• Learn about kinetic and potential energy

• Observe elasticity and friction as it applies to speed and force

• Apply the scientific method

• Innovate (design, build and evolve you own unique racer)

What’s Included:

• 80 – #10 25mm Screws
• 80 – #10 Hex Nuts
• 60 – Connector Strips
• 10 – Dowels, 15 cm (6 in)
• 60 – Dowels, 13 cm (4 in)
• 40 – Dowels, 5 cm (2 in)
• 20 – Hole Plates
• 10 Sets – Mixed Gear Sets
• 10 – Slide Stops, 8 cm (3 in)
• Rubber Bands

Special Notes and Considerations:

• Scissors
• Glue (optional)
• Recycling Bin Materials (optional - for more creative designs)