Today’s students are preparing to enter a world in which data literacy – the ability to find, analyze, interpret, and describe data – is essential for academic and career success.
The Roper Center provides educators with curriculum aligned with AP course requirements, as well as sample teaching assignments helpful in getting students acquainted with polling data. Assignments utilize several Roper Center resources to support learning of fundamental polling principles.
AP Curriculums
- AP History: What's the Connection Between Public Opinion and US History (Unit/Topic: Civil Rights, Presidential Elections, Public Opinion, Grades 9-12)
- AP Government: Exploring American Political Ideologies Through Polling Data (Unit/Topic: U.S. Governments and Politics, Grades 9-12)