One of the most popular science curriculums on the market, Apologia has colorful and bright pages that kids will love. The upper grades are written in an easy to understand style, which comes in handy when learning subjects such as Chemistry or Biology. Dr. Wile (the author), takes special care in writing the curriculum for homeschooling students.
1 Tap is used in the British Isles and most of the Commonwealth for any everyday type of valve, particularly the fittings that control water supply to bathtubs and sinks.
A master valve is a single valve located at the water source that can shut off all the flow of water into the irrigation system. For more details see my article on master valves. On systems with a pump you will probably want to shut off the pump.. Make sure you have a really good quality spring-loaded check valve on the irrigation mainline pipe. The check valve goes someplace after the pump, but before the pressure switch. A good quality check valve is needed to keep the water from leaking backwards out of the system through the pump.