Tying it together: Two comprehensive projects for adult development and aging courses

In this article, we outline 2 projects that highlight the multidimensionali ty of aging processes for adult development and aging courses. These projec ts tie together biological, Psychological, and sociocultural aspects of agi ng by creatively integrating and applying course materials to real-world si tuations. In the first Project, students design an age-appropriate retireme nt community using buildings on the local college campus. In the other, stu dents present products they design to remedy specific age-related problems.