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Rubber Band Racers

STEM
Physics
Ages 8+

Power five flying models with stretched rubber bands.

$19.95

Fly into physics fun with five models powered entirely by a rubber-band propeller! Using ultralight plastic and bamboo parts, build a helicopter, airboat, airplane, fan car, and hydrofoil. As you wind and release each propeller, discover how elastic materials store energy and then release it to create motion — turning a simple rubber band into a lesson on stored and kinetic energy.

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Developed by educators and scientists
Step-by-step build instructions
Engaging illustrations throughout

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Piece Count: 72
16 page manual

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Fly into physics fun with five awesome models driven by a rubber band powered propeller. Using ultralight plastic and bamboo parts, build a helicopter, airboat, airplane, fan car, and hydrofoil. Learn how the elastic material stores energy and then releases it to move the models.

NGSS Correlations

2-PS1-3 Structure and Properties of Matter
3-PS2-1 Forces and Interactions
3-PS2-2 Forces and Interactions
4-PS3-1 Energy
4-PS3-3 Energy
4-PS3-4 Energy

Ages

8+

Experiments

5

Piece Count

72

Manual Pages

16

Product Dimensions

8.75 x 11 x 1.7 in.

Product Weight

0.5 lbs

Manual Dimensions

5.5 x 8.25 in.

Batteries Required

N/A

Country of Origin

Taiwan

Year Released

2015

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Rubber Band Racers

Inside the manual

Additional Info

What's in the Box

Deeper Dive

NGSS Correlations

Straight from real parents

We envision a world where everyone loves to learn.

Heritage Fuels Discovery

Heritage Fuels Discovery

Curiosity, Engineered

Curiosity, Engineered

Everyone's a Scientist

Everyone's a Scientist

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