James S. McDonnell Prologue Room Air and Space History Exhibit Guided Tours

Educational Field Trips
The Prologue Room offers field trips for middle school students to explore aerospace and history. To promote interaction and ensure educational effectiveness, groups are limited to a maximum of 30 students during the traditional school year (Sept. - May).

Field trips are offered on the second Wednesday of each month. Reservations are required. To reserve a field trip, please email PrologueRoom@Boeing.com.

Mystery of Flight
The Mystery of Flight program is designed for students in fourth grade or above. This program provides an overview of how airplanes work and how they’ve evolved over the generations, and includes a fascinating study of spaceflight. This program lasts approximately one hour and includes the following:

An introduction to flight (from 1903 to today) and a brief video explaining the basic principles of flight:
The four components of flight
Why airplanes have curved wings
The job of the tail, the flaps and the rudder
Who are the Wright Brothers, Bernoulli and Newton?
A guided tour of the Prologue Room where the lessons of flight come to life
An additional video titled “Adventures in Space” can be added to field trips. This video explains the basic principles of rockets and space flight in a fun and easy-to-understand manner. Request this video when making reservations.