Objective
This project aims to build a simple rubber band-powered car using everyday materials such as popsicle sticks, plastic straws, and bottle caps. This project will help students understand the principles of potential and kinetic energy, motion, and the mechanics of a simple vehicle.
Scientific Interpretation
When you twist a rubber band around the car’s axle, you are storing energy in the rubber band. This stored energy is called potential energy. When you release the car, the potential energy in the rubber band changes into kinetic energy, which makes the car move. This project demonstrates how energy can be stored and then transformed to create movement.
Material Required
| Sr No. | Item Name | Quantity |
| 1 | Popsicle sticks | 3 |
| 2 | Plastic straws | 2 |
| 3 | Toothpick ( Use from home ) | 3 |
| 4 | Bottle caps (for wheels): (Use from home) | 4 |
| 5 | Rubber bands: (Use from home) | 3 |
