[skill-activity] Reduce cognitive load on Environment Reference side quest

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What changed

Improved the lowest-scoring page flagged by the curriculum quality evaluator: workshop/side-quest-01-02-environment-reference.md (score 4.93/10.0, corpus mean 6.14).

• Split the "Conceptual screenshots" section into two collapsible <details> groups ("Development environments" and "Workshop tools and model options") so learners expand only the tool they need instead of scrolling through 10 sequential screenshots linearly.
• Added a "Quick check" retrieval-practice exercise right after the glossary table and enterprise note, before the screenshots — a 3-question match-the-tool-to-its-role prompt with a <details> reveal-answers block, matching the exercise style used elsewhere in the workshop.
• Trimmed the glossary table descriptions to a single clause each, cutting redundant phrasing while preserving all documentation links and workshop-step references.

Learner pain point addressed

The curriculum evaluator flagged this reference page for excessive cognitive load (1433 words, well over the ~800-word benchmark) and near-zero interactivity (activity density 0.63 vs. the ≥3 target) — learners were passively scrolling through dense prose and 10 back-to-back screenshots before doing anything themselves. Per Cognitive Load Theory and Mayer's multimedia principle, this risked working-memory overload and passive skimming on a page meant to be revisited as a lookup reference, not read linearly.

Why this helps workshop flow

• Collapsible screenshot groups let learners jump straight to the tool they're looking up, reducing passive scroll.
• The mid-page quick check adds a retrieval moment that reinforces the glossary before learners see the screenshots.
• Trimmed table descriptions cut total word count while keeping every actionable detail and link intact.
• The existing checkpoint checklist still applies unchanged against the new structure.

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