Procedures:

PerformSimpleFiltration:
1.
Findapieceoffilterpaper
2.
Findasmallglassbeaker
3.
Formthefilterpaperintoasmallconeshape
4.
Poorsomeofthedirtsubstanceintothefilterpaper
4.1.
Ifneededtakeadropperandfillitwithsomewater
4.2.
Dropthewaterslowlyintothefilterpaperwiththedirtinit
5.
Waituntilliquidisdrippingfromthebottomofthefilterpaperintothebeaker
6.
Repeatsteps15untilyouhavetheamountofliquidyouwouldlikeinyourbeaker
7.
Recordthecoloroftheliquidyoufiltered
Performchemicalextraction(boilingpoint):
1. Pullupyoursleeves
2. Putongoggles
3. Findtwoequalsizedbigtesttubesthathavealip
4. Takeoutapegboard
5. Puttwotesttubeholdersonthepegboardhorizontaltoeachotherabout56peg
holesaway
6. Labelonetesttube,testtube1
a. testtube1shouldbeputonthemoreleftsideofthepegboard
7. Labeltheothertesttube,testtube2
a. testtube2shouldbeputontherightersideofthepegboard
8. Findathermometer,rubberstopperandextractortubecontraptionandplaceittothe
side
9. Takeoutabunsenburnerandplugthetubeintothegasnozzle
10. Putthebunsenburnerundertesttube1
11. Takeoutastriker
12. Takeyoursimplefilteredliquid,thatisinasmallbeakeranddumpitinthelefttest
tube
13. Takeoutyourthermometerandextractiontubeandputtherubberstopperoverthe
topoftesttube1
14. Makesurethatthethermometerissecureandreadable
15. Putthetubethatiscomingoutofthethermometerintotesttube2
a. makesurethatthetubeisfullyextendedanddoesnothaveanycurvesor
bumpsonit
16. Turnthegashandleon
17. Strikethebunsenburner
18. Waituntilthethermometersays100C
19. Turnoffthegas
20. Intesttube2thereshouldbeawhiteishliquid
21. Intesttube1thereshouldbeabluishliquid
22. Takeout2smallplastictubes
23. Poorthecontentoftesttube1intooneofyourplastictesttubes

24. Repeatthesameprocessofstep23fortesttube2
25. Putawayyourmaterials

Performflammabilitytest:
1. Rollupyoursleeves
2. Putongoggles
3. Takeoutanevaporationdish
4. Takeoutyourpurechemicalliquid
5. Poorasmallamountofthechemicalliquidintothedish
6. Takeoutalighter
7. Lighttheliquidinthedish
8. Recordyourresults

3characteristicpropertiesofmatter:
color
lightblue
boilingpoint
over100C
flammabilitytest
nonflammable

TheunknownsubstanceisCopperSulfate

Iknowthatthesubstancethatiskillingtheplantsandflowersiscoppersulfatebecausewith
someresearch,Ifiguredoutthatcoppersulfatehasalightbluecolor,justlikethechemical
thatIextractedfromthewateranddirt.Coppersulfateisalsonotflammable,andtheresults
thatIgotfrommyflammabilitytestwerethatexactsamethechemicalisnotflammable.I
alsodidatesttofindouttheboilingpointofthischemicalandIfoundoutthatthischemical
hasaboilingpointover100CbecausewhenIboiledthemixtureofwaterandthechemical,
thewaterevaporatedat100C,butthechemicalstillstayedinthetesttubebecauseits
boilingpointwasover100C.Ialsodidsomeresearchifthischemicalkillsplants,andmy
researchsaidthatthischemicalisactuallyusedspecificallytokillplants,snailsandbacteria.I
alsousedmypastexperimentonflametestsandfoundoutthatanythingcopperburnsgreen.
Ilookeditupandfoundoutthatcoppersulfatealsoburnsgreen.Ithinkthatallofthis
informationandresearchhelpsmefinalizemydecisionthatthechemicalthatkilledallthe
flowersandplantscamefromthebarn,becauseitwasprobablystoredasapesticidekiller,
butaccidentallyleakedandmixedwiththerainwateranddrippeddowntotheplantsand
flowers.IknowforsurethatthischemicaliscoppersulfatebecauseofallofthereasonsthatI
stated!