Make a molecule out of candy, produce ooze or dissect a floppy disk. All three activities will be possible at Engineering Day at Pyramid Mall, Lansing, Saturday, Feb. 17, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Other activities will include: constructing a truss from tinkertoys, toothpicks and marshmallows; and exploring working solar cells, wind turbines, a double-hinged pendulum, a backwards fan cart, and a ping-pong ball suspended by air.

The event is being held in connection with National Engineers Week, beginning Feb. 17, and is presented by the Ithaca Sciencenter and Cornell University College of Engineering. Exhibits are prepared and staffed by Cornell engineering students and by employees from local companies, who also will be present to advise on careers in engineering.

One of the features will be the Cornell Hybrid Electric Vehicle team demonstrating the vehicle that will be entered for this year's FutureTruck national competition.

Engineering Day is sponsored by Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc. and Emerson Power Transmission Corp.