Discovering Ontario · Drawing 23 of 32
Science North by the Lake
Sudbury
In Sudbury, Science North’s buildings are shaped like snowflakes. Inside, people explore science by observing, trying things and asking questions.
Did you know?
The snowflake shape reminds us that thick ice once covered and shaped the land of the North.
Look together
Which parts of the building seem to repeat?
An idea to try
Draw an imaginary snowflake with six branches starting at one centre.
For the adult reading along
A little more to discover
Science North is a science centre beside Ramsey Lake in Sudbury. Its snowflake-shaped buildings refer to glaciation of the landscape. The drawing offers a simplified oblique view of this architecture; the real buildings are hexagonal, like a six-branched snowflake. Proportions and shoreline details are adapted for colouring rather than presented as a plan of the centre.
Sources and illustration notes (1)
Simplified interpretation for colouring. Settings and people may be combined or imagined. Details, distances and proportions are not a measured record of the place.
These links lead to other websites. Explore them with an adult. References identify the institution and the related lesson; some linked pages are in French.
- Science North: Science NorthPlace, history or natural feature described on this page.
Page prepared on October 2, 2026. Illustrations are simplified for colouring.
This drawing is from the book My Ontario to Colour
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