Rubber Band Powered Boat Design

It won the open class moat boat paddle battle at maker faire bay area 2015.

Rubber band powered boat design.

We made a few because the kids wanted to all have their own favorite colors to play with and we needed to have some boat races of course. I made it by using an old chocolate carton popsicle sticks a rubber band and cardboard. Design engineering and technology electronics systems and control. This video from davehax demonstrates how cutting and gluing together some lollipop or popsicle sticks can make a simple paddle boat structure.

If you like it than please vote for me in rubber band contest when we were small we loved to sail boat especially i i loved it so much that many a times i used to make a paper boat and sail it in my bath tub by making waves with help of my hands i u. The rubber band propels the cardboard therefore advancing the boat through the water. Now let them go in your tub. Test your rubber band powered paddle boat 4.

The propeller shaft 00 34 is a paperclip and it is in a plastic assembly 00 57 taken from an old rubber band powered plane that slides over the end of the wooden stick 01 12 at the other end the. You ll learn about different forces of energy and build your own rubber band powered paddle boat. Make a popsicle stick paddle boat that s powered with a rubber band. Zippercraft is a 3d printed rubber band powered boat.

Girl scouts ewni has put together a great instructional program for girl scout juniors to earn their paddle boat design challenge badge virtually. Put a rubber band around the boat and place the paddle piece between the rubber band. Rubber band powered boat. Sand them with sanding paper if you want it to have an extra fine finish.

You will need to twist going away from the boat or the boat moves backwards. How to make rubber band powered boat diy hi again in this video i am gonna show you guys how to make the rubber band powered boat i remember make bunch. Brainstorm ways to improve your design when you ve earned this badge you ll know how to build and test a paddle boat and understand buoyancy potential energy and kinetic energy. Rubber band powered 3d printed race boat.

You can make one too here you can see how it performs. Electricity materials forces ks2. Design and build a rubber band powered paddle boat 3. Make a fan boat.

This is a rubber band powered boat. Primary science materials. Analyze and share your results 5. It shot down the 12 course in.

Rubber band powered boat project. The videos below will cover all 5 steps for earning the badge.