Rubber Band Racer Research Paper
Science Term 1 – Rubber Band Racer – Liam Gist
A rubber band racer consists of a corflute base, a rear axle with rubber wheels and a front axle with plastic wheels. It is powered by a rubber band that can be wound around the rear axle and when released it propels the racer forwards. When the rubber band is wound around the axle it has elastic potential energy and when this energy is release it is transformed into kinetic energy that rotates the rear axle and wheels propelling the car forwards. As the car rolls it loses energy but as “The Law of Conservation of Energy states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, just transformed from one form to another.” This energy has to go somewhere. In this case it is lost through friction between
A rubber band racer consists of a corflute base, a rear axle with rubber wheels and a front axle with plastic wheels. It is powered by a rubber band that can be wound around the rear axle and when released it propels the racer forwards. When the rubber band is wound around the axle it has elastic potential energy and when this energy is release it is transformed into kinetic energy that rotates the rear axle and wheels propelling the car forwards. As the car rolls it loses energy but as “The Law of Conservation of Energy states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, just transformed from one form to another.” This energy has to go somewhere. In this case it is lost through friction between