Warm-up (30 seconds): Think about your Something Real project from Lesson 1. What's one specific question you need answered to move it forward? Jot it down.
Today you'll add a Research Page to your Digital Portfolio with verified facts about your Something Real.
Query: "school trip Galway" -"tour company" site:gov.ie
Result: Government education sites with official guidelines appear first
Fact: "School trips require school approval and budget planning"
Source: https://example.gov.ie/school-trip-guidelines
Why trust: Government .ie site, official education guidelines
Quick 2-minute practice: Open your web browser and try the school trip query above exactly: "school trip Galway" -"tour company" site:gov.ie
What you should see: Government education pages at the top (not ads). Jot down one fact + source using this mini-template:
Fact: [1 sentence]
Source: [URL]
Query: "GAA club funding" site:gaa.ie
Fact: "Local GAA clubs receive government sports funding"
Source: https://example.gaa.ie/funding
Why trust: Official GAA .ie site
Query: "Limerick market stall costs" site:limerick.ie
Fact: "Market stall licenses require council approval"
Source: https://example.limerick.ie/markets
Why trust: Official council .ie site
AI Query: "What are typical costs for school trips to Galway?" (in Perplexity.ai)
AI Answer: "Typical range per student" [cites: commercial site]
Verification: Click source link → read original page → find actual range differs from AI summary
Corrected fact: "School trip costs verified directly from original commercial source (AI range was different)"
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