Rubber Band Powered Vehicle (RPV)

Following the 'Design Brief' format, students must design a vehicle that can travel exactly 19.0 meters in a straight line. This vehicle must be powered solely by a rubber band (or other elastic structure.) The Design Brief pages are available below:

• Problem and Constraints
• 4 Possible Solution Sketch
• Final Solution Diagram
• Design Modification Sheet
• RPV Content Assessment
• RPV Race Rubric
• Expository Eassy: Relate all three of Newton's laws to the motion of your RPV. (Co-Tought Lesson coming soon!)

Click here to see a sample of student work on these pages.