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| native_name     = Science Nord
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| established     = {{Start date|1984|6|19|df=yes}}
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| location        = 100 Ramsey Lake Road<br />[[Greater Sudbury|Sudbury]], [[Ontario]]<br />P3E 5S9
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'''Science North''' is an interactive [[science museum]] in [[Greater Sudbury|Sudbury]], [[Ontario]], Canada.<ref name=loverseed>Helga Loverseed, "Impressive science museum symbolizes the new Sudbury". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', May 9, 1987.</ref>

The science centre, which is [[Northern Ontario]]'s most popular tourist attraction, consists of two [[snowflake]]-shaped buildings on the southwestern shore of [[Ramsey Lake]], just south of the downtown core,<ref name=loverseed/> and a former [[ice hockey]] arena which includes the complex's entrance and an [[IMAX]] theatre.<ref>"Sudbury IMAX". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', May 4, 1994.</ref> The snowflake buildings are connected by a rock tunnel, which passes through a billion-year-old [[geologic fault]].<ref name=loverseed/> This fault line was not known to be under the complex when the site was originally selected, and was discovered only during the construction of the building in the early 1980s. Where the walkway reaches the larger snowflake, the Vale Cavern [[auditorium]] is frequently used for temporary exhibits, [[press conference]]s, film screenings, and other gala events by Science North and the wider community.<ref>Pam Hobbs, "Face to face with nature at Science North". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', August 11, 1984.</ref>

Inside the main building, a 20-metre [[fin whale]] skeleton, recovered from [[Anticosti Island]], hangs from the ceiling.<ref>"Museum to show whale skeleton". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', September 29, 1983.</ref>

The science centre is well-known for its team of science communicators, called 'bluecoats' for their blue lab coat uniforms. Bluecoats provide interpretive and educational experiences for visitors, present shows at the Discovery Theatre, and lead events and tours.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Migneault |first=Jonathan |date=June 19, 2024 |title=Science North celebrates its 40th anniversary |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/science-north-sudbury-40-years-1.7238602 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240619163720/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/science-north-sudbury-40-years-1.7238602 |archive-date=June 19, 2024 |access-date=February 28, 2025 |work=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation}}</ref>

The complex also features a boat tour, the William Ramsey, which offers touring cruises of the scenic Ramsey Lake.<ref name=boat>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/sudbury-s-cortina-cruise-boat-now-called-the-william-ramsey-1.2657878 "Sudbury's Cortina cruise boat now called 'The William Ramsey'"]. [[CBCS-FM|CBC Northern Ontario]], May 29, 2014.</ref> Formerly known as the Cortina due to its corporate sponsorship by the city's Cortina Pizza restaurant chain, it was renamed the William Ramsey in 2014 in memory of the surveyor for whom the lake was named.<ref name=boat/> The [[Jim Gordon (politician)|Jim Gordon]] Boardwalk also extends from the facility to the city's [[Bell Park (Sudbury)|Bell Park]] along the western shore of the lake.<ref>Laura Stradiotto, "Boardwalk is Sudbury's 'piazza'". ''[[Sudbury Star]]'', June 23, 2005.</ref>

Opened in 1984,<ref>Wallace Immen, "Science centre an open laboratory". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', June 20, 1984.</ref> the facility was designed by architect [[Raymond Moriyama]] of Moriyama & Teshima Architects.<ref>Wallace Immen, "Canadian North to be centre theme; Nickel mine, wildlife to be shown". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', May 9, 1987.</ref> Local architecture firm [[Bélanger Salach Architecture|Townend, Stefura, Baleshta and Nicholls]] also contributed to the project.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gilhula |first=Vicki |date=February 17, 2021 |title=Memory Lane: From predicting your height to the trading post, Science North is written on our brains |url=https://www.sudbury.com/memory-lane/memory-lane-from-predicting-your-height-to-the-trading-post-science-north-is-written-on-our-brains-3434354 |access-date=March 20, 2024|website=[[Sudbury.com]]}}</ref> It had its official opening in October 1984, at a ceremony presided over by [[Queen Elizabeth II]] during her royal visit.<ref>Zena Cherry, "Queen opens Science North at Sudbury fete". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', October 5, 1984.</ref>

An agency of the provincial government of Ontario, Science North is overseen by the provincial [[Ministry of Culture (Ontario)|Ministry of Culture]].