Many children fall in love with science at an early age. There is just something about exploring critters, crud, gears, pulleys, and other "stuff" that has fascinated generations of young students. Unfortunately, in many schools across the nation, science in the elementary classroom is relegated to the back burner as other curricular areas have become more important in the eyes of many teachers, parents, schools, and districts. It is frequently the subject replaced by practice for high stakes testing. When it is offered, it is commonly textbook based reading about science rather than truly doing science. Few in the world of gifted education would dispute the need for science to be offered to all children. In this article, the authors assert that science, the real "doing" of science, is a highly effective avenue by which many gifted students stay engaged and motivated to learn throughout their formal education; remaining passionate to learn the worlds' secrets, answer many of its questions and solve some of its most pressing problems.