Inquiry continuum

Our whole lab was completely teacher centered. It told us exactly how much water to pour into each cup, how long to stir, when to time to it, and how long to time it.

Inquiry Criteria	Inquiry continuum specific statement from the column/row	Why do you believe this fits that column/row (your argument)	How would you improve this part of the lesson to make it more inquiry based?
Engage	Learner engages in question provided by teacher, materials, or other source	We were told when to stir, when to measure, and how long to measure.	To make this more inquiry based I would suggest not presenting the students with every step to the experiment.  They could test different ways to cool the water.
Evidence	Learner given data and told how to analyze	We were told what data we would be collecting and how to collect it.	I would let students design their own experiment and decide for themselves what data is best to collect.
Explain	Learner given possible ways to use evidence to formulate explanation	We used our own evidence that clearly pointed to the answer.	Let the students decide how to use their evidence and how to analyze.